Security systems installer - Applicable from January 16

The examination is 3 hours long. It consists of 61 questions and each question is worth 1 point. The required passing grade is 60%. The materials supplied for your use during the examination are: a pencil, a paper sheet, a calculator, a ruler and an eraser. No other material or reference document is allowed during the examination.

Skill content on which questions may be based

Section 1 - Evaluating and planning the work (20%)

Understanding the needs and recommendations
- Meeting with the client, reading the specifications, validating and modifying the specifications as needed
- Analyzing the client’s plans or creating a plan with the client
- Choosing the appropriate equipment for the work to be performed
- Knowing and choosing specialized equipment
Planning
- Planning installation of cabling and components
- Examining the site (physical planning of the installation)
Coordinating with other trades and service suppliers

Section 2 - Installing and modifying a security system (50%) Entretien et réparation (30 %)

Installing or modifying the security system
- Installing the cabling
- Installing all the components
- Supplying the system with power
- Programming/configuring the system
- Testing and complete verification
- Training the clients on using the system

Section 3 – Performing maintenance and servicing (30%)

Maintenance
- Preparing verification with the receiving centre or the authorities
- Checking the batteries
- Cleaning the components
- Replacing broken parts
- Verifying the installation
- Performing system tests with the receiving centre and the annual inspection
- Updating software, licences, and firmware
- Putting the system back online
Servicing
- Performing a diagnosis
- Resolving the problems

Samples questions for the provincial qualification examination.

Suggested documentation

The suggested documents are an important tool to help you prepare for the examination. However, your best assets for writing the exam successfully are the quality and diversity of the skills you acquired during your apprenticeship.

CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (CSA). Québec Construction Code, Chapter V – Electricity, Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 (Twenty-third edition) with Québec Amendments. Mississauga: CSA, 2018, 761 pp. (Standard: C22.10-18)
Tel.: 416 747-4044
Fax: 514 694-5001
https://www.csagroup.org/store/product/C22.10-18/

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Corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec
Tél. : 514 738-2184 ou 1 800 361-9061
Téléc. : 514 738-2192 ou 1 888 390-2637
www.cmeq.org
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA (NRC); CANADIAN COMMISSION ON BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.
- Code national de prévention des incendies – Canada 2010, 9e éd., Ottawa, CNRC; 2010, 370 p. (couverture souple)
- National Fire Code of Canada 2020, 11th ed. Ottawa: NRC, 2020, 354 pp. (softcover)
  Available free of charge as PDF: https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=d77ca42c-caef-4769-930e-2eb618111c8e
  Tel.: 1 800 672-7990 or 613 993-2463
  Fax: 613 952-7673
  www.cnrc.gc.ca
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES OF Canada (ULC)
- Standard for Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems. Toronto: ULC, 2019, (CAN/ULC-S527:2019)
- Standard for Equipment for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems. Toronto: ULC, 2020 (CAN/ULC-S559-2020)
- Standard for Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems. Toronto: ULC, 2004 (CAN/ULC-S536-04)
- Standard for Installation of Fire Alarm Systems. Toronto: ULC, 2019 (CAN/ULC-S524-06:2019
- Standard for Installation and Classification of Burglar Alarm Systems for Financial and Commercial Premises, Safes and Vaults. Toronto: ULC, 1991 (CAN/ULC-S302-M91)
- Standard for Installation and Classification of Residential Burglar Alarm Systems. Toronto: ULC, 1991 (CAN/ULC-S310-M91)
- Standard for Installation and services for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems. Toronto: ULC, 2020 (CAN/ULC-S561:2022)
- Standard for Verification of Fire Alarm Systems. Toronto: ULC, 2019, (CAN/ULC-S537:2019)
  Tel.: 1 866 937-3852
  Fax: 1 416 757-8727
  www.ul.com
Websites of security systems providers (this is not an exhaustive list):